Ray: Well, I just watched another OSU basketball game and again was very disappointed with the
play of Amir Williams. He seems to be lost in the center position. When he gets the ball, which is
very seldom, he does not appear to know what to do with it.

A man of his size with a jump hook could score at will. Who is going to block the shot? I
believe he has a lot of talent and will eventually be OK but I believe the Buckeyes need him now.
The good news is I believe Evan Ravenel has picked up his game to a new level, but he needs to get
the ball more.

— David Bornhorst, Grove City

Editor: During the time that accusations against Lance Armstrong were surfacing, I was
adamant in my thinking that no one with such sincerity and work ethic could possibly be guilty of
all the charges. Well, as been hashed and rehashed, I was wrong.

Obviously, one of the motivations for his actions was the adoration and attention of the
public and the media. He lived this lie for years, allowing many of his colleagues and teammates to
be punished and ostrasized when they admitted knowing of his wrongdoings.

The time has come for Lance Armstrong to pay the piper. He should be ignored by the public
and the media and left to wallow in his feeble apologies. It made me sick to see signs of a tear in
his eye when he described hearing his son defend him.

He isn’t sorry for what he did; he’s sorry he got caught. He needs to accept whatever
punishment, financial and/or career related, tuck his tail between his legs, and slink into
oblivion.

I, for one, have read the last article and watched the last news about Lance Armstrong.
Relegate him to the comics section where he belongs.

— Phyllis A. Taylor, Columbus

Editor: On recalling the career of Stan Musial upon his passing, we can pause to remember the
day when baseball could truly stand proud and be known as the American pastime. With all of the
scandals and questions surrounding baseball’s current and recent stars, it is encouraging to recall
this tremendous role model.

Musial was the ultimate example of a ballplayer who treated fans as fans should be treated,
played the game of baseball the way it should be played, and helped protect the integrity of the
game.

Upon Musial’s death, we can recall his moments of greatness and relive his triumphs. While he
held records too numerous to list, he was more than just a great baseball player. I recall the
words of Branch Rickey, who said, “Musial was baseball’s purist warrior.”

Stan Musial’s baseball accomplishments won’t be forgotten by two generations. In the end,
though, it will not be the records people recite, it will be the smile on their faces when they
say, “I saw Stan Musial play baseball.”

— Keith Shoemaker, Columbus

Ray: I find it hilarious that all of the major media outlets were scurrying to solve the
Manti Te’o mystery, when they were the ones whose shoddy “journalism” perpetuated the whole scene
to begin with.

Congratulations to Deadspin for doing some actual investigative work and good, old fashioned
fact-checking. In the process, they exposed today’s “media royalty” (ESPN, CBS, Sports Illustrated,
and so on) as being exceptionally lazy and moving ever closer to incompetence, far more interested
in sensationalism and self-promotion than producing a solid, reliable product.

Today’s talking heads and keyboard jockeys can’t pass themselves off as serious journalists
when their predominant sources of material and “facts” are Twitter and Facebook.

— Bryon Ley, Lewis Center

Mr. Stein: It appears the “mean-spirited bozos” that operate the “fan cam” hooked and reeled
in Michigan grad and fan Ted Wendling.

The young man that appeared on the video board eating the nachos with some cheese on his face
has shown up there before. He always is stuffing his face and has cheese dripping from his cheek. I
have seen him at a hockey game wearing an OSU hockey jersey and at least two other events.

At the Michigan game, I looked for him in the crowd and could not locate him. I am sure he
would stand out with that ugly T-shirt he was wearing. I am not sure if these appearances are
prerecorded or are live. However, I seriously doubt he was a Michigan fan.

Just a unique way for the “mean-spirited fan-cam bozos” providing “entertainment.” It
seems that Mr. Wendling took it personal, which is too bad. He used some pretty strong words in his
letter. “Pathetic.”

— Bob Ruck, Columbus

Ray: I respond to the letter by Ted Wendling, the Michigan fan who attended the OSU-Michigan
basketball game and was offended by the fan cam singling out the heavy-set, nachos-gobbling fan
wearing a Michigan T-shirt. I was at that game and that had to be a setup.

I suspect it was actually an OSU student willing to don a Michigan T-shirt and play the part
of a slob. I thought it was really funny, once he knew he was on camera he just kept plowing into
the nachos, cheese hanging off his lip. If that were really a Michigan fan and he knew he was on
camera I’m sure he would have just stopped making a pig of himself and wait until the camera was
off him.

Any fan at a sporting event wearing the visiting team’s gear has to know they’ve got a
bull's-eye on their back and should act accordingly.

As far as Ted’s displeasure with the, according to him, OSU-sanctioned “I’d rather shower at
Penn State than cheer for the Wolverines” T-shirt, I’ve heard that those shirts exist at every
university using the name of their rival school and I doubt that any university actually sanctions
them.

— Tom Pajor, Columbus

Ray: I had to laugh out loud at Ted Wendling’s letter. I, too, was at the OSU-Michigan game
and observed all the scoreboard antics and found them amusing. I actually thought the Michigan fan
singled out for his actions was all staged and not a true Michigan fan.

I am sure that nothing like this has EVER happened or crossed the mind of those innocent
Michigan fans when it comes to Ohio State. Come on, Ted, loosen up and enjoy the rivalry!

— Tim Tomesek, Columbus

Ray: I can dismiss the whining from Ted Wendling as the result of TTUN's undefeated status
coming to an end in Columbus. But I can't/wont dismiss his allegation that the "I’d rather shower
at Penn State than cheer for the Wolverines,” T-shirts he saw were sanctioned by the university.

From Gayle Saunders, Ohio State University assistant vice president of media relations, "This
is not a University sanctioned T-shirt, and we have no knowledge of where it originated. It is
unacceptable and appalling that someone would make light of a tragedy in this manner."

So Ted, whine all you want about your team losing in Cols. AGAIN, but make sure you know that
what you are whining about is at least true.

— Pamela Mason, Lawrenceville, N.J.

Ray: I am 100 percent certain that the “fan cam” shot of the Michigan fan wolfing down nachos
at the OSU men’s basketball game was staged. I imagine fans attending a men’s ice hockey game
against Michigan in February will see the same act.

The Michigan fan who complained about this may have many admirable qualities, but a sense of
humor and a grasp on reality are not among them. (I’m joking here. I don’t know the man, and I don’t
want any Michigan fans misinterpreting a joke for anything but that.)

— Scott Vaughan, Hilliard

Ray: In regards to your letter from Ted Wendling about the Michigan fan caught on camera,
please let him know that the video is not real. They've used the same guy for the same bit this
season with other teams during other games. In fact no one in the arena could actually see the guy
because it was pre-recorded.

With that said, I've found the bit to be extremely lame all season. I believe the Blue
Jackets used to do something similar.

— Justin Rezkalla, via email

Editor: I see my beloved alma mater and their overpaid leadership group are conspiring to
raise tickets prices for “amateur” football games so that the “student-athletes” who play the most
dangerous game in the world (ask Junior Seau) can be paid for their efforts on behalf of the
glorious university.

Say it is not so, as I am confident that Mr. Bow Tie himself would not be raising prices so a
corrupt athletic director who cost the university millions by advising all to accept a Gator Bowl
appearance can get another pay raise on his already seven-figure income.

How “We The People” allow this quasi-governmental “educational” institution to continue to
operate a plantation economic model complete with youth indentured servants remains a mystery to
me. But then again, I am a crazy one.

— Michael H. DiSabato, Dublin

Ray: Get me off the hook! Last week, a friend of mine noted that there was no story about the
OU victory the previous day. My copy of the Jan. 13 edition, on page 7, had the score and a
write-up with photo; although he lives just several blocks away, and delivered about the same time
as mine, was about another game.

My copy of the paper has been recycled already, so I couldn’t refute his claim. Is this
possible? Does the content change that quickly?

Editor: Another year (finally) and as I look at the NHL standings (with a smile) I ask again,
why are Games Played in the first column and not after Goals Against? Sports fans are accustomed to
seeing Wins first. It is hard enough in hockey to calculate points. At least it should be easier
for the casual fan to read the standings. I follow hockey and still become frustrated. I believe I
have seen different formats in other cities.